The winner of the match will have a great chance to progress deep into the second week with the bottom of the women's draw looking wide open after No.3 seed Halep was surprisingly beaten 7-5 6-1 in the second round by Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.

Meanwhile, young Aussie Nick Kyrgios received a free ride into the next round after his second-round opponent, British qualifier Kyle Edmund, withdrew because of a stomach injury.

Kyrgios was drawn to meet No.3 seed Andy Murray in the third round provided the Scot survived last night's assignment against Portugal's Joao Sousa.